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How to Win Urgot vs Vex Counter MatchupUrgot is in the s tier of champions

Urgot vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Urgot in LoLUrgot is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Urgot

based on 1,406 Urgot vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vex as Urgot resulted from an examination of 1406 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Urgot is forced to battle against Vex in only 1.9% of his matches.

Urgot vs Vex Matchup Summary

Urgot has done a good job of beating Vex. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Urgot against Vex rounds, Urgot’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Vex.

Best Urgot vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Urgot Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraThornmailChempunk Chainsword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Urgot to level upw
>
Second ability for Urgot to level upe
>
Last skill for Urgot to max outq

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Urgot's passive ability p
Urgot's q ability q
Urgot's w ability w
Urgot's e ability e
Urgot's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Vex as Urgot

Tips for Playing as Urgot against Vex

Save Fear Beyond Death for opponents you know are already too weak to survive. It's especially good for picking off fleeing foes.

Pay attention to your individual leg's cooldowns, as they make for a signficiant portion of your damage

Land Corrosive Charge or Disdain to lock on to target's with Purge - a great way to trigger multiple legs in rapid succession.

Urgot vs Vex Counter Stats

Urgot Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Vex Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
180
< Minions Killed >
160
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,384
< Physical Damage >
1,353
133
< Magic Damage >
21,598
1,716
< True Damage >
820
21,234
< Damage Dealt >
23,772
28,630
< Damage Taken >
19,120
12,474
< Gold Earned >
11,448
2.59
< Towers >
1.84
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,233
< Total Healing >
2,163
15,347
< Experience >
14,250
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
243
< Time Dealing CC >
558

How to Counter Vex with Urgot in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Urgot versus Vex matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Urgot’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Urgot may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex..

Urgot normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Urgot and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Urgot
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Urgot
Vex

Who is Better, Urgot or Vex?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Urgot usually wins when playing against Vex, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Urgot makes a good counter for Vex.

While Urgot does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Urgot also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Urgot into Vexas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Urgot has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Urgot vs Vex matchups, Urgot is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Urgot is an above average counter for Vex. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Urgot against Vex.

Additional Information for Urgot Players

How We Calculated Our Urgot vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Urgot, we analyzed 1,406 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Vex as Urgot comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Urgot in order to counter Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Urgot often gets a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Urgot versus Vex build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Urgot incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Vex than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Urgot had an average win rate of 52.3% battling Vex with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Vex as Urgot, Urgot players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Urgot vs Vex counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

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